Food insecurity and patterns of dietary intake in a sample of UK adults

Shinwell, Jackie, Bateson, Melissa, Nettle, Daniel and Pepper, Gillian (2022) Food insecurity and patterns of dietary intake in a sample of UK adults. British Journal of Nutrition, 128 (4). pp. 770-777. ISSN 0007-1145

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114521003810

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the dietary-intake correlates of food insecurity in UK adults. We recruited groups of low-income participants who were classified as food insecure (n = 196) or food secure (n = 198). Participants completed up to five 24h dietary recalls. There was no difference in total energy intake by food insecurity status (βFI = −0.06, 95% CI −0.25 to 0.13). Food insecure participants consumed a less diverse diet, as evidenced by fewer distinct foods per meal (βFI = −0.27, 95% CI −0.47 to −0.07), and had more variable time gaps between meals (βFI = 0.21, 95% CI 0.01 to 0.41). These associations corresponded closely to those found in a recent U.S. study using similar measures, suggesting that the dietary intake signature of food insecurity generalizes across populations. The findings suggest that the consequences of food insecurity for weight gain and health are not due to increased energy intake. We suggest that there may be important health and metabolic effects of temporal irregularity in dietary intake, which appears to be an important component of food insecurity.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Funding information: This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No AdG 666669, COMSTAR).
Subjects: B400 Nutrition
C800 Psychology
Department: Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Psychology
Depositing User: Elena Carlaw
Date Deposited: 24 Sep 2021 13:27
Last Modified: 12 Sep 2022 14:45
URI: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/47344

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